Well, my wife just brought me home a copy of this magazine, so I'll read their article and report back with the 'skinny'.
Right off the bat, I see that Todd Werner's 'Musclecar Collection' (now hovering around 60 exquisite examples) is bigger and badder than ever...wow!
Being updated 'live' as I'm reading it...
A not too thinly-disguised version of a reincarnated, Charger-based Challenger due to hit your local Dodge Boys showroom sometime in the Spring of 2008 as an early 2009 model, about 28 months from now.
When looking at the new Charger-based Challenger next to the original, one is struck by just how more massive the new car is. It dwarfs the original, which, in its day, was one of the most macho musclecars on the road.
And don't expect Dodge to wait two years or more to offer a convertible; expect it within 12 months of the coupe's launch for about $4,000 more...
But there's an added twist. Remember that the Magnum is offered with all-wheel-drive as it the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8, the world's fastest SUV. This means that all the hardware is already in place to offer an all-wheel-drive version of the Challenger at a price comparable to the current Grand Cherokee SRT-8.
What the Chrysler Group product planners will be looking at over the next 90 days is if potential buyers...will be willing to part with their hard-earned money to purchase a reborn Challenger.
Our read is that the average Challenger would be priced probably north of the Mustang and south of the GTO, with an SRT-8 on the high end.
If they get an affirmative answer...then we're almost certain that the Challenger will get the green light for production, if it hasn't already.
Nice...
